The 10 most powerful production cars in the world

Updated :
3 September 2014

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport with 1200 horsepower is the world's fastest, most powerful production car. There are other companies, from Koenigsegg to Hennessey Performance, that currently offer vehicles with even more horsepower, but none of those cars meet the definition of a production car - 30 or more identical examples built. Source - Bugatti/Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

The Ferrari LaFerrari with 950 horsepower is the latest hypercar from the Italian masters uses a combination of a V12 petrol engine and an electric motor to deliver the fastest, most extreme driving experience of any Ferrari to date, while somehow being kinder to the environment. Source - Ferrari

The P1 from UK supercar builder McLaren is equipped with a 3.8-liter twin turbo V8 and electric motor combo that produces 903 horsepower. To maintain exclusivity, production was strictly limited to 375 units and all have already been snapped up. Source - McLaren Automotive Ltd.

The Ferrari F12 Berlinetta with 730 horsepower has no battery packs, no electric drive. It is just a phenomenally powerful yet smooth V12 with so much power and grip that you run out of road before you run out of performance. Source - Ferrari

Thanks to that supercharged 6.2-liter engine, the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat with 707 horsepower and its sister model, the two-door Hellcat Challenger, are in sixth place on the list. Source - Dodge

The Lamborghini Aventado LP700-4 with 690 horsepower finds itself in seventh place due to a 17 horsepower shortfall. But what it loses in flywheel power it makes up for in looks, acceleration at 0-62mph in 2.9 seconds and a 217mph top speed. -Source: Lamborghini

The Ferrari FF with 651 horsepower is the only other car on this top 10 list to offer four seats and space in the back for suitcases. It is meant to be a family grand tourer and is the first Ferrari with four-wheel drive and integrated iPads. -Source: Ferrari

The McLaren 650S offers 641 horsepower and has a glorious 3.8-liter V8 under its carbon fiber hood. It is capable of going from 0-100kph in under 3 seconds. -Source: McLaren Automotive

The SRT Viper Viper with 640 horsepower is built to the same template as the original Shelby Cobra - a lightweight body with a huge engine. In this case a V10 that was co-developed with Lamborghini and that also found a home in the recently retired Lamborghini Gallardo. -Source: NY Auto Show